AAA study finds Americans are warming to electric vehicles, but most aren't ready to buy — at least not yet

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AAA study finds Americans warm to electric vehicles, but most aren't ready to buy — at least not yet

Battery-based vehicles of all forms account for barely 5% of the American new car market last year.

That said, as many as 40 million Americans say they will at least consider a battery-electric vehicle, or BEV, for their next vehicle, the automotive group found. And the public may be more interested in battery-based vehicles as a flood of new models comes to market, but only four in 10 people believe that the majority of vehicles will be electric by 2029. The majority of Americans actually expect that most new cars will be able to drive themselves within the coming decade.

But the AAA study shows that Americans haven't been keeping up with the rapid rate of change reshaping the electric vehicle market, including the shift from first-generation models barely capable of running 100 miles on a charge to new and updated offerings that are now approaching 400 miles per charge.

The AAA study found that a growing number of Americans are at least considering BEVs and other electrified models, with millennials at the forefront. Other findings show: There are fewer worries about the traditional obstacles to widespread adoption. The study found 11% fewer respondents pointing to a lack of places to charge up than raised that concern in a 2017 study.

A potential selling point is that the range of the second-generation models now coming to market routinely top 200 miles. Tesla is now offering an extended-range pack for its Model S sedan capable of 370 miles.

 

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I'm waiting for our existing leases to expire in 2020. Then we are going to invest in a EV Truck. Rivian and Ford are working towards EV Trucks can't wait

Does that have anything to do with the economy the way it is?

I only trust Tesla for electric cars and trucks, the company makes the best in the world. I will never trust a car Company that has made gas or diesel vehicles in the past for any electric vehicles. Maybe that’s the truth everyone isn’t saying

For me, two issues with electric vehicles still remain: how far they can go on a full charge (not far enough for me) and how often you see electric charging stations in public (not many where I'm at).

Why don't they calculate how much electrical energy would be lost through leakage if we had an all volt fleet.

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